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| 1. | Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator. |
| 2. | John, c1580–1625?, English dramatist. |
| 3. | Margaret, 1905–72, British stage director, producer, and actress, born in the U.S. |
| 4. | Noah, 1758–1843, U.S. lexicographer and essayist. |
| 5. | William H(edg⋅cock) [hej-kok] , born 1924, U.S. judge and government official: director of the FBI since 1978. |
| 6. | a city in central Massachusetts. 14,480. |
| 7. | Also, Webster's. Informal. a dictionary of the English language. |
| Webster, Noah 1758-1843. American lexicographer whose Spelling Book (1783) helped standardize American spelling. His major work, An American Dictionary of the English Language, was originally published in 1828. |
An educator and author of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, best known for his American Dictionary of the English Language and Blue-Backed Speller. He worked for the establishment of a distinctive American version of the English language; for example, he insisted on spellings such as wagon, center, and honor in place of the standard British waggon, centre, and honour.
Note: A number of widely used dictionaries still bear Webster's name.
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